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SciPap-1074
Cooperation between Municipalities and the Private Sector in the Field of Tourism (Case Study)
by
Janka Beresecka 1 and Viera Papcunova 2,* 
1 Faculty of European Studies and Regional Development, Department of Regional and Rural Development, Slovak Agriculture University in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, Nitra 949 76, Slovakia
2 Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Economics and Management, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Tr.A. Hlinku 1, Nitra 949 74, Slovakia
* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract: The public sector very often encounters a lack of the financial resources needed to finance tourism projects. In this context, different models of public - private partnerships are proving to be appropriate solutions. The fact that the private sector is more efficient than the public sector in implementing large infrastructure projects that need to be implemented in the field of tourism can be mentioned in favor of using such a partnership, and moreover the use of public-private partnership models does not have an immediate impact on public budgets. The private sector is more efficient than the public sector in implementing big infrastructure projects, which need to be implemented in the field of tourism. In addition, the use of public-private partnership models does not have an immediate impact on public budgets. The aim of the paper is the analysis of a selected model of public - private partnership (PPP) in the field of tourism at the local level in the conditions of the Slovak Republic. Municipalities enter into PPP projects with tourism enterprises in order to create Regional Tourism Organizations (RTO). RTO is a legal entity established under Act No. 91/2010 Coll. on the promotion of tourism. It supports and creates conditions for the development of tourism in its territory and protects the interests of its members. The data for the analysis were data obtained from the Register of Regional Tourism Organizations in the Slovak Republic and the FINSTAT database. We used multiple regression and correlation analysis to test the established hypotheses. The results of the analysis show that in 2018 there were 953 RTO in Slovak Republic, in which 269 municipalities were involved. At the same time, a statistically significant dependence of selected economic benefits resulting from this PPP model was demonstrated.
Keywords: Tourism, Public Private Partnership (Ppp), Local Self - Government, Local Tourism Organization
JEL classification: H42 - Publicly Provided Private Goods, H72 - State and Local Budget and Expenditures, Z32 - Tourism and Development
Received: 15 May 2020 / Revised: 13 August 2020 / Accepted: 25 October 2020 / Published: 4 December 2020
